Micah Purnell
Concept-led design, communication and public art.
Creating books, brands, campaigns and public artworks that connect ideas with people. Through design, words and experience, the aim is to create work that is clear, memorable and emotionally resonant.
Close-up of the Spanish Steps installation at Wembley Park featuring bold typographic messaging as part of the “Against the Odds” public artwork for Euro 2020.
Installation photograph from SeeSaw co-working space showing large-scale environmental graphic design alongside imagery from the Tethering Presence book collaboration with photographer Harris, exploring presence, narrative and spatial experience across print and environment.
Editorial typographic artwork created for The Guardian featuring a layered rainbow-coloured composition forming a conceptual visual message exploring language and form.
Large-scale public banner installed at St Peter’s House, Manchester featuring the phrase “You Are Enough” as a public art intervention focused on self-worth and collective reflection.
Interior spread from Kingdom showing a conceptual French fold system that hides and reveals photographic work, designed by Micah Purnell in collaboration with HebTroCo and photographer AJ Wilkinson.
Client List
Nike
NHS
Elbow
The Guardian
Wembley Stadium
Howdens
Pizza Express
DePaul
HOME Manchester
Manchester Metropolitan University
Department for International Trade
Tearfund
Micah Purnell is an award-winning Manchester-based freelance graphic designer and creative director, artist and author. For more than 25 years he has created public artworks, publications, visual identities and campaigns for organisations including Nike, the NHS, Wembley Stadium, The Guardian, Footlocker, Howdens, PizzaExpress, Elbow and leading universities.
Working across editorial design, brand identity, advertising and public messaging, his practice spans global brands, charities, cultural organisations and civic projects. From publications and identities to campaigns and public artworks, the aim is to create work that is clear, memorable and meaningful.